*pats on shoulder*Only one person got my brilliant nerdy reference in that thread ;_; I am sad
Not really. I mostly stick to a few sites too. Here and Something Awful, which is not a place I would safely recommend to anyone. SA is compromised of megathreads where you can find a topic on almost anything and is pretty active for as old of a forum as it is, but the moderation is very spotty and how good it is varies on the mod. Some threads are inclusive and doesn't shy away from progressive ideas, but others are no better than youtube comments mostly because the mods abandoned those threads.Do you guys have any interesting websites you could recommend? Preferably ones that have a user base that trends left like Era. I've been slowly coming to a realization lately that I generally stick to four, maybe five sites nowadays and I kinda want to change that.
I despise Facebook and only still have an account just to keep up with new updates from a certain cat rescue. I don't really use Twitter either aside from also using it to check for news from a couple of accounts on occasion. I don't like using Discord for discussion aside from hosting a small chat with a few friends. Youtube is Youtube. Tumblr appears to be committed to manufacturing its own demise. Reddit is generally a toxic place with a userbase that I consider only one step above Youtube comments, but its the best place for niche discussions now and at least smaller subreddits tend to be bearable compared to the larger ones.
I think that's one of the most disappointing things about the slow harmonization of the internet into seemingly a handful of large websites owned by equally large companies. I first started using the internet when I was somewhere between 7 to 9 years old, waaay back in the late nineties. Especially in the early 20s, once internet speeds got better and browsing the internet wasn't quite as painful, you could literally spend hours googling any subject and find hundreds of unique websites that often had their own small communities. Didn't like one website? You usually had several other options to choose from. Nowadays google routes you to same handful of websites for anything you search for and even skewers results based on your browsing habits, plus it doesn't let you look very far into the search anymore either.
Of course it wasn't all good. Waiting for a website to load completely sucked, and before Youtube came around, trying to watch videos on the internet was often like trying to pull teeth. In my mind, I literally separate the internet between pre-Youtube and post-Youtube because it really changed everything. I guess I just kinda miss the wild west era of the internet where it seemed endlessly vast compared to how small it feels now. I think the thing I miss most is messages boards being more of a thing back then with smaller communities and mods who actually gave a shit, unlike the large corporations that run all of the big websites now and who don't care about moderating anything that has let actual fucking nazis take root in so many places. I wouldn't say its all nostalgia either because even into my early adult years it still felt like you had way more options for websites to browse.
There were a lot of pros and cons to the old internet, but hell if I won't defend the butt ugly graphics from that era. I unabashedly love all that ugly CGI and over the top garish graphics. It's one of the many reasons why I hate that Tumblr is shitting the bed because I have several people I'm following on there who archive old internet graphics and if Tumblr ever goes down that stuff is going to vanish like the websites they once belonged too.
I am glad the responses in that thread were mostly reasonable and did not fall over themselves to defend his friend.
Saw him post in another unrelated topic later and it made me realise his name sticks out to me now and it's hard to not read it as "BackFyre".
my computer caught a worm saving some pics from SA several years ago, so now I don't bother with them at all
I used tumblr mainly for reblogging fanart of the various fandoms I'm into. Would reddit be a good fit for me, to find new fanart and fandom related stuffs? I haven't really used it before so I'm not super familiar with the site.
There are several subreddits I follow where a good amount of fanart is posted and where you can have pretty good discussions.I used tumblr mainly for reblogging fanart of the various fandoms I'm into. Would reddit be a good fit for me, to find new fanart and fandom related stuffs? I haven't really used it before so I'm not super familiar with the site.
Some a yous had asked about craft OT threads but I don't recall who except the one I already talked to ;)
Here's a knitting/crochet thread that could be an OT with a bit of support
https://www.resetera.com/threads/le...itting-crochet-in-general-also-welcome.90217/
My aunt has now twice this week left me messages saying it was the wrong day of the week.
More fodder for the neurologist I guess. She had an appointment on 12/26 but the doctor canceled on her and now it's 1/30. My aunt is 71 and I think she's displaying early signs of dementia. This is just more evidence, and indisputable evidence at that, as I can just show the doctor my phone.
Yeah she lost her keys a week or so ago and got so upset at my uncle that she told him she'd go live at the Salvation Army. Seriously.That sounds like it. They also place things in the wrong places (like keys in the fridge) and show up to things at wrong dates/times. But it could be something else as well.
I'm sorry. I work with a lot of dementia patients and it's soul draining for families involved. Take care of yourself and your family.My aunt has now twice this week left me messages saying it was the wrong day of the week.
More fodder for the neurologist I guess. She had an appointment on 12/26 but the doctor canceled on her and now it's 1/30. My aunt is 71 and I think she's displaying early signs of dementia. This is just more evidence, and indisputable evidence at that, as I can just show the doctor my phone.
Thanks. I wish my uncle wasn't in total denial and keeps taking her to her psychiatrist, who just keeps upping her meds to tranquilize her.I'm sorry. I work with a lot of dementia patients and it's soul draining for families involved. Take care of yourself and your family.
Do you have a coldThis place ded.
Why is it the middle of January and I'm over here sneezing like the lilacs are in bloom?
No.
I sneezed out my diva cup in my first week of using one. I just thought you ought to know
I want to try out a diva cup but I keep hearing about them spilling or creating gas and now this lmao. How do you like it minus the sneeze removal?No.
I sneezed out my diva cup in my first week of using one. I just thought you ought to know
I want to try out a diva cup but I keep hearing about them spilling or creating gas and now this lmao. How do you like it minus the sneeze removal?
To be fair I'm new to using it and didn't have it in right. I'm going to buy a couple different sized cheaper ones and give it one or two more periods to get the hang of it.
There's a leaning curve that I might liken to putting in contacts and I certainly haven't mastered it yet.
If I had any advice to someone based on my limited experience it's that you shouldn't practice trying to put it in and get comfortable with it when you're not on your period. I know because I tried the day I got it in the mail and my over excitement got me into trouble. I had a hard time getting comfortable with the stem so I trimmed it down but then I had too hard of a time getting it out because it suctioned too high up near my cervix, which was already high because I was between cycles and ovulating. The suction, the depth, and the sliperyness made it hard to get out and made me go into a mini panic. I got it out eventually and talked to to customer care and they told me I shouldn't have nearly the same experience when I'm actually on my period. They thought I might have trimmed the stem too short and offered to ship me a new one but I never got around to it and felt kind of embarrassed that I did it wrong and didn't take them up on it.
It seems like it's worth giving a fair shot since I'm pretty sure most of my problems stem (ha!) from not having the hang of it yet.
It's not normal, but it's a common side effect.Cups are amazing imo, once you get used to it. I could never grip the stem right so I would actually grip the cup itself and twist until I got it free. Once you break the seal it's easy to remove.
Also, I'm rather new to birth control, and got some generic brand. It's my third month and it makes me crazy nauseated. Is this normal? It's even labeled low dose :(
How long did it take you to get used to it? At what point were you like, okay this is better than tampons.Cups are amazing imo, once you get used to it. I could never grip the stem right so I would actually grip the cup itself and twist until I got it free. Once you break the seal it's easy to remove.
Also, I'm rather new to birth control, and got some generic brand. It's my third month and it makes me crazy nauseated. Is this normal? It's even labeled low dose :(
It's not normal, but it's a common side effect.
You may want to try another type.
How long did it take you to get used to it? At what point were you like, okay this is better than tampons.
No way in fuck my uncle lets her drive his car. He never let her even before this. No one else in the family would lend her one; we all don't want her to drive. Her friends are too far away to worry about and they probably wouldn't either.Well, not owning a car won't cancel her driver's license. Perhaps it depends on how likely you think she is to borrow a car again?
I just called my mom to get my aunt's SSN for the form and apparently my aunt just returned her car yesterday(!!!!!!!!!!111). So I don't need to send it in, I guess, lol.